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So far in his administration, President Obama has proposed a "reset" with Russia, a pivot to Asia, and a renewed effort to build respect across lines of faith, philosophy and history. Six years in, what successes can this White House point to in foreign affairs? And what, exactly, are the broad foreign policy goals of the Obama Administration? “Defining President Obama's foreign policy” next, ON THE LINE.

ON THE LINE: Defining President Obama's Foreign Policy

Published August 07, 2014

So far in his administration, President Obama has proposed a "reset" with Russia, a pivot to Asia, and a renewed effort to build respect across lines of faith, philosophy and history. Six years in, what successes can this White House point to in foreign affairs? And what, exactly, are the broad foreign policy goals of the Obama Administration? “Defining President Obama's foreign policy” next, ON THE LINE.

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